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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1949
Page
18
DiMaggio escapes Yankee cut and faces Mills in a return bout test. English battler agrees to the match and both managers predict victory. They want the winner of the Charles Walcott fight to contend for the heavyweight title.
Ailing Joe DiMaggio may rejoin the New York Yankees next week as X rays show his right heel greatly improved. If the heel responds, he could be reinstated to the regular lineup amid closer team scrutiny. Manager Casey Stengel backs giving DiMaggio a chance as long as he can play.
Evanston Illinois AP The Big Nine plans to become the Big Ten again by admitting Michigan State College this weekend at the league annual spring meeting held with the outdoor track meet. Faculty representatives athletic directors and coaches begin meetings tomorrow with Friday expected for final action on MSU. Michigan State would debut in minor winter sports and indoor track next year while football schedules through 1952 remain fixed.
Tennis experts expect Czechoslovakia led by Jaro Slavic Drobny to reach the European zone final, with Lennart Bergelin guiding Sweden to a quarter final against France after a 4 to 1 victory over Britain. Eight teams remain, Czechoslovakia top half, Sweden bottom half.
In a busy slate, Newark defeats Rochester Jersey City 5 3 while Toronto tops Buffalo 7 4 and Montreal beats Syracuse, with Baltimore also posting a win.
Aune Douglas pitched a one hitter to pace Stark Brick as they began their drive to defend the Class A Softball title, routing Wackerly Funeral Home 9-0. The day’s other results include W-R Sports handing Eagles No. 141 an 8-0 defeat and Triangle Sports steamrolling Buckeye Billiards 22-5, with Joe's Sports beating City Merchants 14-2. Multiple leagues opened seminars and schedules listed for Industrial and Church softball divisions with several doubleheaders and 6:30 p.m. starts noted.
Massillon defeated Lehman 64 to 54 at Fawcett Stadium in a dual meet. Jacobs led Massillon with wins in 100 and 220 yard dashes and anchored the winning 880 relay. Lehman’s B Looby won high jump and discus. final results list numerous events with winners, times, and distances.
Newark’s Dick Olshefski hurled a one hit shutout as the Marion Red Sox were blanked 7-0. Olshefski fanned 13 for his second win in three starts, with a eighth inning double breaking up his no hit bid. Portsmouth Athletics rolled 9-2 over Richmond aided by a ninth inning triple play.
In a sequence of games on wet grounds and rain in parts of the region, Fort Worth defeated San Antonio 13 to 6 while Shreveport posted 5 and Tulsa 0. Houston was slated to play Dallas with conditions damp. Beaumont faced Oklahoma City in rainy weather.
In Cincinnati AP reports Gus Lesnevich struggles to hit 175 pounds for a 15 round title fight next Monday with Joe Maxim. Manager Joe Vella says the champ will weigh in near the limit with ounces to spare, while Maxim’s camp also expects no trouble. Both men posted 2500 bonds to weigh 175 or less and Lesnevich must win to retain standing after losing his world light heavyweight crown.
New Castle defeated Johnstown 12 to 11 and Erie edged Oil City 11 to 10 while Youngstown beat Butler 9 to 8 Uniontown led Vanderegrift 6 to 4 in a late season tally of league results.
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